Software Engineer Web Player

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About Brightcove

Brightcove is a team of smart, passionate people who are revolutionizing the way organizations deliver video. We’re hyped up about storytelling, and about helping people connect, share experiences, and view the world. Bottom line:

video is the world’s most compelling, exciting medium, and Brightcove exists to demonstrate that video means business.

As the industry leader in this space, we empower our customers to deliver top-notch video experiences to audiences on every screen in bold and innovative ways. When video is done right, it can have a powerful and lasting effect. Hearts open. Minds change. Creativity thrives. Since 2004, Brightcove has been supporting customers that are some of the largest media companies, enterprises, events, and non-profit organizations in the world. There are over 600 Brightcovers globally, each of us representing our unique talents and passions and we have built a culture that values individual empowerment, excellence and collaboration. This culture enables us to develop technologies once thought impossible, provide customer support without parallel or excuses, and leverage the expertise and resources of a global infrastructure. We take our video seriously, and we take great pride in doing it as one team.

Position Overview

The Brightcove Player is a web-based video player built on the popular Video.js open source framework and is used daily by millions of people around the world. Brightcove is looking to enhance our Web Player team in Boston (or US remote) with a Software Engineer.

As the right candidate, you will help us improve and maintain the popular open source Video.js framework and the commercial Brightcove Player built on top of it. You will work with vanilla JavaScript and core web platform APIs. You will dive into the internals of streaming formats (e.g., HLS, DASH), video container formats (e.g., MP4), DRM protection, video advertising, analytics, and more.

Job Responsibilities

Know the web platform inside and out.

Learn and understand the internals of video playback.

Understand the fundamentals of video advertising.

Develop clean, high-quality code and write automated tests to verify its operation.

Contribute to internal technical documentation.

Work in a collaborative, agile environment with a small team of software engineers.

Work across multiple teams contributing to the same product.

Qualifications/Experience

1 years of front-end software engineering experience with Javascript, CSS, and HTML.

Knowledge of browser debugging tools.

Experience with continuous integration and deployment infrastructure.

Familiarity with Linux or macOS and the command line.

Ability to navigate, understand, and describe complex state relationships.

Ability to read and understand technical documentation and standards.

Proficient communication skills both verbal and written.

Collaborates effectively with other software engineers, product/program managers, and support personnel.

Ability to set and maintain high standards of quality and customer value.

Experience with video is a plus, but not required.

These are the qualifications and experience we are targeting but we also are excited to have an opportunity to teach you technologies and skills you've never used before. All we ask for is creativity and tenacity in solving the problems that we are tackling together.

Working at Brightcove

As the undisputed global leader in powering premium video for our customers, Brightcove recruits and retains highly qualified and motivated individuals, creating an environment where people can innovate and achieve their best, and we reward them for their performance by giving them the opportunity to share in the company’s success. We offer competitive compensation, stock options, 401k matching, and tuition reimbursement, as well as unlimited PTO - and we expect you to use it!

We are currently all working remotely due to Covid-19 and plan to return to an in-office experience once it is safe to do so. This role is being offered as a fully remote position or can be located in our Boston office which is located downtown, in Fort Point harbor. This Brightcove office has an open working space layout with beautiful water views. Employees enjoy access to fully-stocked kitchens and social activities including: happy hours, trivia and movie nights, ping pong tournaments, and philanthropy events. While you won’t get to experience the in-office culture immediately, you will feel it remotely and be able to participate actively. We have plenty of opportunities to meet your colleagues around the globe and we also celebrate a variety of personal interests with organized groups and clubs including an Employee Action Committee, Women of Brightcove, Pride of Brightcove, Parents of Brightcove … and more to come!

If you've gotten all the way to the bottom of this description, thank you for your interest in Brightcove! If this role sounds like something that is exciting to you please don't hesitate to apply, even if you don't meet all of our qualifications. We recognize that no candidate is perfect and Brightcove would love to have the chance to get to know you.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Please note that while this job description is an accurate description of the role, it is also subject to change during the course of this search.

Send us your resume if you are interested and want to learn more!

Company info

Brightcove Inc.
Website : http://www.brightcove.com